Chair attachment.



. E. CORBEN.

CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. I7. 1916. Tflwfim. Patented M520, 1917 2SHEETS-SHEET lvwemtoz @bbow M E. CORBIN.

CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. ll. I915.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917 2 SHEETS-SHEEI' 2.

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EDMUND CORBIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

' CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

, I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 211), 19117..

Application filed March 17, 1916. Serial No. 84,842.

To on whom Lt may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND CORBIN, a citizen of the United S rtes,residing at Chicago, in the county 01 Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Chair Attachments, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments. for chairs in the nature of anauxiliary scat positioned above the regular seat of the chair, toconvert the chair-into a high chair for the use of children or personsof very short stature. The attachment is primarily designed for use inconnection with auditorium chairs which are too low to afford anunobstructed view to children or short persons. The attachment is alsoapplicable to kitchen, dining room or other domestic chairs forconverting the same into an infants or childs high chair.

The invention has for its object to provide a simple, cheap andeflieient attachment of the kind stated, and one which can be readilyapplied to the chair and removed therefrom.

The invention also has for its object to provide an attachment which isfoldable, so that when it is applied to an auditorium chair, it neednotloe removed therefrom if the regular seat of the chair is to be used.

With the objects. stated in view, the invention consists in a novelcombination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter deattaclnnentapplied to'a domestic chair; and

Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing the attachment folded.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 denotes an ordinaryauditorium chair having a back 11 and a foldable seat 12. The auxiliaryseat attachment comprises a supporting frame carrying a seat bottom 13and a foot rest 14:, and provided with means for tem 13 is reduced inthickness, as indic -at:

attachment to the chair back 11. .LLJU supporting frame consists of two1 laterally spaced standards 15 having each at the top a hook 1Gengageable over the top edgeof the chair back 11. The hooks 16' areconnected by a cross bar 17 extending across the chair back 11 behindthe same, and serrinp; to stiffen the supporting frame and to preventrattling; The cross bar 17 is flexible to fit the curve of the chairback 11. y

The seat bottom 13 is pivotal] y connected, as shown at 18, to lugs 19on the standards 15, and'the foot rest 14 is pivoted, as shown at 20, tolugs 21 on said standards at the bottom thereof. The length of thestandards 15 is such that the foot rest 14 seats on the seat bottom 12,and the latter therefore assists to support the attachment, so that itis firmly held in place when applied to the chair. i

The seat bottom 13 and the foot rest 14 are connected at their sideedges by links 22, the latter being pivoted to said parts in anysuitable manne' as shown at 23. The links 22 extend above the seatbottom 13, and their upper ends are connected by links 24 to thestandards 15, the latter having lugs 25 to which the rear ends of thelinks. are

pivoted as shown at 26, their front ends being pivotally connected tothe links 22 as shown at 27. The links 22 rise to such a height abovethe seat bottom 13 that the links 24 serve as arm rests. v

The attachment hercinber'ore des(-, ribed is foldable when not in use,and it may remain on the chair 10 in folded position, as it does nottake up enough space to interfere with a person occu 'iying the seat 12,nor does it interfere with the folding of said seat, as it is back ofthe hinge of the latter. As shown in Fig. 2, the seat bottom 13 and thefoot -rest 1.4- fold together against the seat back 11, the seat bottombeing next to the latter, and the foot rest being in front of the seatbottom, the folded parts now serving as the back rest of the chair 10.In order that this back rest formed by the folded parts may be smooth,the under side of the seatlbot:

at 28, forming a recess in which the fold foot rest 14 seats. H

In. order to hold the attachment in folded position, the seat bottom 13has a suitable spring latch hook 529 which catches if an. aperture 30 inthe foot rest 14:. y y

The shoulderformed by the-reduced tion 28 of the seat bottom 13 has arecess 31, which latter, when the parts are folded, permits ready accessto the upper edge of the foot rest 14 for grasping the same to swing itdown into position for use.

The standards 15 are, preferably, channel bars, as shown in I ig. l, thechannels, however, being discontinued at the hooks 16.

The auxiliary seat attachment hereinbefore described can be readilyapplied towmy ordinary auditorium chair, and by its use the chair may beconverted to a high chair suitable for a child or a person of such shortstature that the seat 12 would be too low to afford an unobstructedview. The attachment is not a permanent fixture, but may be readilyremoved if desired, although, as already stated. it may remain, as itcan be folded so as not to interfere with a person occupying the seat12.

The attachment is strong and. durable, and the arm and foot rest insuresafety and comfort of the child or other person occimying the auxiliaryseat 1? The parts are securely connected, and designed to safely carrythe weight of the occupant. The cross bar 17 may be used for holdingadvertising matter. The foot rest it prevents the feet of the occupantof the seat 13 from coming in contact with the seat 12, and the latteris therefore prevented from being scratched or marred.

Figs. 5 and (5 illustrate the attaelnnent applied to an ordinary diningroom, kitchen or other domestic chair 32, for converting the same .intoa high chair, the standards 15 being hooked over the top of the chairback 33 as before. The foot rest 14:, however, doe. not seat on thechair bottom 34, but isspaeei. slightly therefrom, in view of which afoldable brace is provided, the same comprising two links 35 which arepivotally connected as indicated at 30. One of the links is pivotallyconnected to the lug 19, as shown at 37, and the other link is connectedto the foot rest as shown at 38. this being also the pivot of the links22. These brace links are located on both sides of the attachment.

I claim:

1. An auxiliary seat attachment for chairs, comprising a support havingmeans for attachment to the chair, and a pivoted seat and a. pivotedfoot rest carried by the support and foldable flush with each otheragainst the back of the chair.

2. An auxiliary seat attaclnnent for chairs. comprising a support havingmeans for attachment to the chair. and a pivoted seat and a pivoted footrest carried by the support and foldable on each other and against theback of the chair, the seat having a bottom recess to acconunmlate thefolded foot rest.

23. An auxiliary seat attachment for chairs having a. foldable seat,comprising a pivoted seat and a pivoted foot rest, foldable flush witheach other against the back of the chair, and means for supporting theattachment on the chair back of the pivot of the seat of the latter.

' In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

EDMUND (,ORBIN.

